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Anti-tank weapons1985–present
Anti-tank missile
HJ-8 is a anti-tank missile originating in China. It was built by NORINCO (Factory 282, Factory 5618) GIDS (Pakistan). Reported operators include Albania, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, China, Egypt, Ecuador, Kurdistan, Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Peru, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe.
ChinaAnti-tank missile
China
1985–present
See Operators
Yugoslav Wars Sri Lankan Civil War Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-17) India–Pakistan border skirmishes War in Sudan (2023–present) Gaza war
Research Institute 203
1970–1984
NORINCO (Factory 282, Factory 5618) GIDS (Pakistan)
1984–present
see variants
250 kg
1,566 mm
120 mm
???
0.1–4 km
HEAT
Solid-fuel rocket
220 m/s
SACLOS wire guidance
Tripod, vehicle, aircraft
Albania
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cameroon
China
Egypt
Ecuador
Kurdistan
Kenya
Malaysia
Morocco
Pakistan
Qatar
Peru
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zimbabwe
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.566 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.566 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.566 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
HJ-8 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Albania
BangladeshReported count for HJ-8/Baktar-Shikan. Service scope: Bangladesh Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 283. Origin: People's Republic of China Pakistan. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cameroon ChinaArmy exact named equipment holdings: HJ-8 (veh mounted). Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ANTI-TANK/ANTI-INFRASTRUCTURE / SP. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Ecuador
Egypt
Kenya
Malaysia
Morocco
Pakistan
Peru
Qatar
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Venezuela
ZimbabweAlbania, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameroon, China, Egypt, Ecuador, Kurdistan, Kenya, Malaysia, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Peru, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela, Zimbabwe
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